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Beef Rendang

17/05/2016 By Caralee 10 Comments

This is the real deal! This is an authentic Beef Rendang recipe that I learned to make when I was in Bali last year. I had a wonderful time with my family and also my Dad and his wife joined us. It was my Dad’s 60th birthday and since we both love to cook, we went to an Indonesian cooking school. We learned how to make several traditional dishes including Satay Chicken and a Balanise style Banana & Coconut Dessert.

Apart from the Beef Rendang the other highlight for me was making my own coconut milk by squeezing water through freshly grated coconut. I didn’t realise that was how coconut milk was made, it is so simple and fresh.

I loved this recipe so much that I included it in my new cook book Real Food Everyday. There are 90 amazing recipes in Real Food Everyday! You can now purchase Real Food Everyday from all good book stores in NZ or online from www.thenile.co.nz  (free postage) or if you are in Australia online from www.thenile.com.au (free postage).

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Don’t be put off by the long list of ingredients, they are all very obtainable everyday ingredients and mostly herbs and spices. Once you have this in the wok, it is a set and forget type of dish. Serve with cauliflower rice. Enjoy!

5.0 from 2 reviews
Beef Rendang
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
2 hours 30 mins
Total time
2 hours 45 mins
 
Author: Caralee
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 large red onion, roughly chopped
  • 1 large white onion, roughly chopped
  • 3 long red chilli's, roughly chopped
  • 2.5 cm fresh ginger, roughly chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon ground coriander
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 stalks lemongrass white part only, smashed
  • 4 kaffir lime leaves
  • 1.2 kg beef chuck, cut into large cubes
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
  1. In a food processor place the red and white onion, chilli, ginger, garlic, cumin salt and pepper.
  2. Whiz the ingredients in the processor until you have a smooth paste. You may need to scrape the bowl down a few times.
  3. Heat a large wok over a medium heat and place the olive oil in the pan.
  4. Add the paste into the pan and allow to cook for 4 minutes, stirring the entire time. Add the lemongrass and lime leaves to the hot oil and fry for another 2 minutes.
  5. Add the diced meat to the pan and coat in the paste, stirring for another 3 minutes.
  6. Turn down the heat to low and slowly add the coconut milk, stirring it through the mixture. Add the honey and combine all ingredients.
  7. Place a lid on the wok and leave to simmer for 2 ½ hours, stirring every 30 minutes.
  8. The rendang is done when the meat is tender and there is almost no sauce left in the pan. If you allow the meat to rest the flavour gets better.
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Comments

  1. Stephanie Cowden says

    18/05/2016 at 12:22 pm

    This recipe sounds easy and delicious. Do you have any suggestions for what to serve it with? Thanks

    Reply
    • Caralee says

      19/05/2016 at 2:13 pm

      Hi There. This dish is delicious with cauliflower rice or cauliflower mash. x

      Reply
  2. Megsn says

    24/05/2016 at 8:31 am

    Hi
    Can you do this in the slow cooker?

    Reply
    • Caralee says

      24/05/2016 at 9:57 am

      Hi There. I haven’t done it in the slow cooker, but I would say that it would be beautiful in the slow cooker so give it a go. xx

      Reply
  3. Tasi says

    11/06/2016 at 2:51 pm

    To be honest I was really worried when cooking this tonight as the paste tasted bitter all throughout the cooking process until about the last 45 mins and it’s now developed into a yummy dish! I left the lid of after the 1st 30minutes as the condensation was making it runny and not thicken

    Reply
    • Caralee says

      13/06/2016 at 9:44 pm

      Hi Tasi. I am glad that you stuck with it and enjoyed the end result. It is an amazing dish! xx

      Reply
  4. RLSCM says

    01/12/2016 at 2:55 am

    How essential are the lime leaves and lemon grass? I am thinking of making this recipe but omitting these 2 ingredients since I have no idea where I would find them in my grocery store or if the store would even have them. The rest of the ingredients sound very flavourful so I may just go for it.

    Reply
    • Caralee says

      05/12/2016 at 10:50 am

      Hi. I am sure that it would still taste amazing without the lime leaves or the lemon grass. I can get these ingredients from my local supermarket but if you can’t then just make it without. Enjoy xx

      Reply
  5. Kerri deague says

    22/07/2017 at 9:35 am

    Hi I made this dish and it was so delicious. I cooked the beef for around 4 hours until all liquid was absorbed. I also used palm sugar instead of honey. Yummy. Served with lime coriander plain yoghurt and warm freekeh. Thanks for the recipe. 🍋

    Reply
    • Caralee says

      16/08/2017 at 5:01 pm

      Thanks for leaving me a message Kerri. This dish is one of my favourites, I am glad that you loved it too.

      Reply

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Hi, I’m Caralee Fontenele! Welcome to your home of healthy recipes and real food living for busy people. Since 2013 I have been creating healthy recipes and posting them here. I have had the joy of creating three recipes books over that time. I hope that you find a recipe you love!

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